Bounty
The battle on the ruins defense line has been going on for an unknown amount of time, with each second feeling like an eternity.
Despite their advantageous geographical location, the number of defending troops was far too small.
Under the relentless and relentless onslaught of the Sauron, the valiant defenders fell one after another, and the gaps in the defensive line grew wider and wider, becoming increasingly difficult to fill.
Finally, the first Sauron soldier, covered by the corpses of his comrades, successfully reached the top of the ruins!
He roared and brandished his War Saber, but was immediately attacked by five or six guards with spears and swords. He was riddled with holes and fell back down the slope with a scream.
But once the breach is opened, it can never be closed again!
Immediately afterwards, a Sauron knight clad in heavy plate armor and wielding a round shield, thanks to his excellent protection, withstood several thrusts from spears and successfully leaped onto the top of the wall!
He roared and used his round shield to deflect the thrusting spearheads, then swung his heavy Battle Axe down, forcing the defenders to retreat repeatedly!
Almost simultaneously, another Sauron spearman nimbly climbed up beside him, and with two swift thrusts, he pierced through a poorly trained garrison recruit wielding a machete!
The two men stood back to back, one attacking and the other defending, their perfect coordination instantly throwing the nearby defenders into disarray and causing their formation to falter!
This brief period of chaos bought precious time for the subsequent Sauron soldier!
The third, the fourth, the fifth... more and more Sauron soldier roared as they charged to the top of the ruins! They quickly closed in, forming small battle formations, with swords and shields in front and spears behind, and began to systematically push inward, hacking and slashing at the remaining defenders!
The defenders' resistance became extremely difficult in an instant, and casualties increased sharply! The defensive line was on the verge of complete collapse!
"We can't hold on any longer! Retreat! Retreat step by step! Retreat into the streets and alleys!" Brendan, covered in blood, saw the situation rapidly deteriorating and decisively issued the order to retreat in a hoarse voice.
Continuing to fight at the breach will only lead to our complete annihilation by the enemy.
Upon hearing the order, the remaining defenders immediately began to fight and retreat, using their familiarity with the terrain to quickly disengage and retreat into the intricate streets and alleys behind them.
Seeing this, the Sauron were greatly encouraged and roared in victory. They quickly consolidated and completely occupied the gap in the city wall that had been bought with countless lives, and then, like a flood breaking through a dam, they began to surge into the inner city!
However, they had barely broken through the gap by twenty steps and stepped into a relatively open clearing of rubble.
"First team! Fire!"
With a cold command, a sudden burst of dense volleys of gunfire erupted from the windows and behind the crumbling walls of houses on both sides of the street!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The scorching lead bullets, like a death storm, instantly engulfed the Sauron soldier charging at the forefront!
At such close range, even plate armor could hardly provide complete protection! More than ten Sauron soldier screamed as they fell to the ground, either dead or wounded! The momentum of their charge came to a halt!
"Second team! Fire!"
Before the Sauron could react, a second volley followed! Another swarm of Sauron soldier fell like wheat being cut down!
The sudden and precise firepower caused brief chaos among the Sauron vanguard.
The survivors scattered in panic to both sides of the city wall, seeking cover, no longer daring to rush forward.
"Archers! Move forward and suppress them! Force them out!" The Sauron Army immediately adjusted the tactics.
Soon, dozens of Sauron archers rushed forward and, under the cover of shield bearers, began exchanging fire at the windows and bunkers where the defending Musketeers were hiding!
They used heavy arrows specifically designed to pierce armor, with arrowheads bearing terrifying barbs and Armor-Piercing Awl!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Arrows rained down like locusts, piercing the windows and cracks in the walls! Instantly, muffled groans and screams of agony echoed from inside the house from the defending Musketeers!
At such close range, the penetrating power of heavy arrows is terrifying. Even with heavy armor, stray arrows can still cause casualties, and the defenders' firepower is instantly suppressed.
"Retreat! Disperse and retreat! Proceed with the urban warfare plan!" Seeing that they no longer had an advantage in long-range firefights, the Musketeers commander immediately ordered a retreat.
The surviving Musketeers quickly withdrew through the back doors or secret passages of the houses, breaking up into smaller groups and disappearing into the maze-like depths of the streets and alleys.
With the threat of long-range firepower gone, the Sauron army, like a black tide, surged in through the breach in the city wall, completely engulfing the inner city of Carnford.
Harald stood on high ground, overlooking the Sauron soldier flooding Carnford the inner city of Carnford like a tide.
He pointed to the Lord's castle, which was still putting up a stubborn resistance. "Send the order! Concentrate all forces and prioritize taking down the castle! The primary objective is to capture and kill Lord Karl! Regardless of whether he lives or dies!"
He paused briefly, then raised his voice so that the surrounding generals and messengers could clearly hear the exhilarating reward: "Proclamation to the entire army: whoever is the first to capture Karl alive, or to behead him, will be rewarded with ten villages of a thousand households, promoted to Battle Group Commander, and awarded an additional five thousand Silver coin!"
Harald's bounty was like the most potent stimulant, instantly igniting the greed and ferocity of all the Sauron soldier who stormed into the inner city!
Lord's Castle, the stone fortress standing amidst ruins and fire, symbolizing the last authority of Carnford, became a moving gold mine and a ladder of advancement in everyone's eyes!
"Capture Karl! Ten villages as reward! Promotion to Battle Group Commander!"
"Kill that barbarian Lord of the Broomflower!"
The frenzied shouts echoed throughout the inner city. The Sauron soldier, who had been clearing out the remaining defenders house by house, turned around and rushed toward the Lord's castle without regard for anything else!
Along the way, the casualties caused by sniper fire from the houses on both sides and the traps they set could not stop their advance.
Faced with such immense temptation, fear vanished. Everyone's eyes were bloodshot, and all they wanted was to be the first to rush into the castle and take Karl's head.
Soon, a dense crowd surged to the imposing main gate of the Lord's castle.
Flames of vengeance immediately spewed from the castle's windows and the numerous firing ports in its walls!
The Musketeers of the defending army knew this was the last line of defense. To protect their Lord, they displayed astonishing courage, disregarding their own safety and desperately pouring bullets down at the densely packed enemy below!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Bullets rained down, and the Sauron soldier at the forefront fell in droves!
However, those who followed immediately climbed over the corpses of their companions!
Sauron's archers quickly assembled and unleashed a dense volley of arrows to suppress the defenders' firing ports! The arrows clattered against the stone walls, and occasionally a stray arrow would pierce a hole, eliciting a muffled groan.
But the castle's Musketeers were unusually tenacious this time, braving the constant barrage of arrows to engage in a fierce exchange of fire with the archers below!
Musketeers kept falling as arrows fell, but someone immediately took their place! Arms kept reaching out of the windows, hurling lit Molotov cocktail down with all their might!
"Bang! Crash!!"
The Molotov cocktail exploded in the crowd, splattering viscous Fire oil everywhere and instantly igniting the battering ram and the surrounding soldiers!